Walter Hill: The Cinema of a Hollywood Maverick

Author:   Wayne Byrne
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476688107


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   17 October 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Walter Hill: The Cinema of a Hollywood Maverick


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This is a comprehensive journey through the long career of auteur Hollywood filmmaker Walter Hill, director of The Driver, The Warriors, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Streets of Fire and many more. The book covers every motion picture that Hill directed, with historical detail and critical commentary on each, and discusses Hill's overall cultural relevance and industrial impact. It includes candid conversations with Hill; producer Larry Gordon; actors Nicholas Guest, William Sadler and Michael Pare; cinematographers Lloyd Ahern and Matthew Leonetti; composers Van Dyke Parks and David Mansfield; screenwriter Larry Gross, and others who worked with Hill throughout his prolific career.

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Author:   Wayne Byrne
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9781476688107


ISBN 10:   1476688109
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   17 October 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments deletevi Foreword by Allan Graf Introduction One—Walter: Writer Two—Hard Times, Harder Men Three—Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young Four—“Blow something up!” Five—Tales for Television and Way Out West Six—Same Director, Different Hollywood Seven—“It’s a collaboration”: A Celebration of Walter Hill Interviewees and Dates Index

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Wayne Byrne is a writer living in Ireland.

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